Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorland Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 177th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorland Road (SA12 6JR) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (SA12 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Morfa Afan Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swn-Y-Mor
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gol Wg-Y-Mor Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Bevin
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Under investigation

Data Sources

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